Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TITN icon
1851
Titan Machinery
TITN
$451M
$28.9M 0.01%
1,859,045
-6,152
-0.3% -$95.7K
CATO icon
1852
Cato Corp
CATO
$91.1M
$28.8M 0.01%
1,925,817
-11,903
-0.6% -$178K
GWRE icon
1853
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.4B
$28.8M 0.01%
296,599
+25,693
+9% +$2.5M
HBNC icon
1854
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$833M
$28.8M 0.01%
1,788,474
+129,091
+8% +$2.08M
ASIX icon
1855
AdvanSix
ASIX
$576M
$28.7M 0.01%
1,005,807
+62,638
+7% +$1.79M
UNIT
1856
Uniti Group
UNIT
$1.71B
$28.6M 0.01%
2,554,380
-20,342
-0.8% -$228K
PTR
1857
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$28.5M 0.01%
436,230
HOFT icon
1858
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$111M
$28.5M 0.01%
989,069
-691
-0.1% -$19.9K
NRC icon
1859
National Research Corp
NRC
$369M
$28.5M 0.01%
737,765
+3,933
+0.5% +$152K
LILA icon
1860
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.5B
$28.5M 0.01%
1,562,178
+417,209
+36% +$7.6M
EDU icon
1861
New Oriental
EDU
$8.79B
$28.5M 0.01%
316,613
-40,166
-11% -$3.61M
TUP
1862
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$28.5M 0.01%
1,113,074
+83,771
+8% +$2.14M
HLI icon
1863
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$14.4B
$28.5M 0.01%
620,864
+44,075
+8% +$2.02M
VEDL
1864
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$28.4M 0.01%
2,695,700
+66,493
+3% +$701K
NFG icon
1865
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.97B
$28.4M 0.01%
465,495
-10,621
-2% -$647K
GABC icon
1866
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.53B
$28.3M 0.01%
962,796
+38,670
+4% +$1.14M
WTTR icon
1867
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$946M
$28.2M 0.01%
2,347,616
+531,979
+29% +$6.39M
LSXMA
1868
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$28.2M 0.01%
1,021,593
+153,372
+18% +$4.23M
CARO
1869
DELISTED
Carolina Financial Corp.
CARO
$28.2M 0.01%
814,460
+55,131
+7% +$1.91M
FIT
1870
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
$28.1M 0.01%
4,749,464
+79,249
+2% +$469K
INSW icon
1871
International Seaways
INSW
$2.33B
$28.1M 0.01%
1,637,321
+98,171
+6% +$1.68M
LTC
1872
LTC Properties
LTC
$1.67B
$28M 0.01%
611,377
-5,465
-0.9% -$250K
SIRI icon
1873
SiriusXM
SIRI
$7.84B
$27.9M 0.01%
492,699
+100,003
+25% +$5.67M
HTBK icon
1874
Heritage Commerce
HTBK
$624M
$27.8M 0.01%
2,300,223
+78,710
+4% +$952K
QUAD icon
1875
Quad
QUAD
$333M
$27.8M 0.01%
2,335,441
+381,803
+20% +$4.54M